#baseball247: Corbin Bernsen shares more thoughts on 'Major League'

Actor Corbin Bernsen, who played Indians third baseman Roger Dorn in “Major League,” recently talked about the film with The News-Herald.
Bernsen talked about a variety of topics on “Major League,” which celebrates its 25th anniversary on April 7.
* On Hollywood bad boy Charlie Sheen during the filming: “I hate to disappoint. I don’t have a specific story, but girls flocked to him. He was a magnet for all that stuff. You went out, had fun. It was a good time. He attracted fun. Did I go deep down the road? No. But was it fun be a part of it? Sure. One can only assume fireworks behind closed doors. I can tell you this, he, all of us, showed up every day ready for work the next day. Did he fly in strippers and girlfriends? Yeah, I guess. So I heard. There were always women around, whether they were from clubs or bars you couldn’t really tell.”
* On his favorite character in the film, junk pitcher Eddie Harris (Chelcie Ross): “I really enjoyed that character. Even the worst guy on the worst team isn’t throwing as slow as he was out there. You’re already in this other world and you’re just going with him. He wasn’t some uber ballplayer.”
* On Major League Baseball players comparing real life to the film: “They all said, ‘It’s goofy, it’s funny, but that’s really what it’s like.’ As time goes on, I meet guys that say, ‘I really loved Major League,’ A lot guys playing now weren’t born (yet when the film was released).”
* On the possibility of a ‘Major League 4’: “It’s all about money, and what it’s going to cost. There’s a script out there evidently. I’ve said I bet I can come to Northeast Ohio and probably find 10 guys to finance it.”
Bernsen said he is “hoping” to be at the Lake County Captains’ celebration of the 25th anniversary of ‘Major League’ on Aug. 1 at Classic Park. Bernsen said attending the event depends on his schedule as a movie director. He lives in Los Angeles.

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